Enterasys Networks XSR-3020 manual Bootrom Monitor Mode Commands

Bootrom Monitor Mode Commands

•Bootrom is valid.

•The software image in Flash is valid.

Bootrom Monitor Mode Commands

Bootrom monitor mode offers special user access when the XSR lacks valid software or runs abnormally. Enter the mode by pressing the key combination (CTRL-C) during the first five seconds of initialization. After you access the mode, list command groups by typing h to show the text below:

b Boot

f Files

n Network

sStatus

tTime and Date

D For Development Only

All the commands in each group can be listed by entering the command group letter. The main menu provides the following functions:

•Reboot warm or cold

•Update Bootrom

•File system-related commands for the Flash ROM file system

•Modify network parameters

•Various status/show commands

•Version number

•Hardware information

•Display crash info

•Display or change date and time on real-time clock if present

•Commands for development use only

Caution: Upon accessing Bootrom monitor mode, if you do not provide the password (if configured earlier with the bp command) when prompted or enter an incorrect password five times, the XSR will delete your configuration and reinstitute factory default settings. This function is similar to pressing the reset button on the XSR-1800 Series routers.

bc

This command initiates a cold reboot.

bw

This command initiates a warm reboot.

bp

This command changes the Bootrom password. The default password is blank. You are prompted to enter a password by the following script:

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